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Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

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    May 8, 2012

    KSDK Knows When You're Going to Die, Based on ZIP Code

    To hype last night's "I-Team Investigation," KSDK-TV (Channel 5) had been running a promo piece that featured two cartoon guys. Cartoon Guy No. 1 is Joe, who, the voiceover says, lives in St. Charles. He's got glasses and kind of looks like George Costanza. Cartoon Guy No. 2, Doug, favors a young Pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    New Initiative Promotes Produce, not Chips, at Corner Stores

    Step away from the brown banana. Don't touch the bruised apple. And forget about that slimy hard-boiled egg you grabbed from the cooler. When was the last time you stopped at a convenience store for a snack and didn't see "healthy" fare that looked more congealed than what's in the back of your frid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    Senator Kevin Engler Introduces Bill About Bedbug Reporting

    ​Citing both an increase in the number of infestation reports in Missouri communities and a special request from state health officials, State Senator Kevin Engler (R-Farmington) introduced legislation yesterday that sets new standards for tenants and landlords when it comes to reporting bedbugs.

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    Should Undocumented Sexual Predators Be Detained or Deported?

    Missouri Department of Mental HealthHe came for the American dream, but this is what Javier Calleja will likely get.​In a unanimous opinion made public this morning, a three-member panel of judges with the Missouri Court of Appeals in the Eastern District sent a pointed -- some might say ironi ... More >>

  • News

    July 14, 2011

    Stupid People Tricks: The raw crawfish conundrum

    Missouri Department of Mental HealthHe came for the American dream, but this is what Javier Calleja will likely get.​In a unanimous opinion made public this morning, a three-member panel of judges with the Missouri Court of Appeals in the Eastern District sent a pointed -- some might say ironi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2011

    Rare Fungal Disease the Latest Horrible Thing to Hit Joplin

    image viaZygomycosis: the next horrible thing to hit Joplin.​Just when you thought things in Joplin couldn't get any more post-apocalyptic, the Huffington Post reports this morning that a rare and deadly fungus is now infecting tornado survivors. Zygomycosis happens when soil or vegetative m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2011

    12-Step Plan to Clean Up Lake of the Ozarks Noticeably Void of Alcohol Restraint

    The first step is admitting you have a problem.​Attorney General Chris Koster yesterday proposed twelve recommendation for improving the notoriously icky water quality at the Lake of the Ozarks.Here at Riverfront Times we are amazed that none of the twelve steps (described below) have anything to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2010

    The Straight Dope on Missouri Tobacco-Smokers

    ​About 23 percent of Missouri's adults still proudly identify as smokers, according to a new report by Washington University's Center for Tobacco Policy Research (CTPR). That means our state has one of the highest population of smokers in the country. Of all those unrepentant smokers, nearly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2010

    Cash-Strapped Government, Huh? Why Don't These Agencies Pick Up Their Money?

    ​Did you hear the guy who called in to Charlie Brennan's show on KMOX this morning? Said fella claimed that if you punch "St. Louis" or "Missouri" into the state treasurer's database of unclaimed property -- that's code for dinero, folks -- you'd find all kinds of local and state agencies with dol ... More >>

  • News

    January 6, 2010

    Is There a Doctor in the House? Confined to his home for a decade, Doug Lindsay is certain he knows what ails him, and he thinks he knows the cure.

    ​Did you hear the guy who called in to Charlie Brennan's show on KMOX this morning? Said fella claimed that if you punch "St. Louis" or "Missouri" into the state treasurer's database of unclaimed property -- that's code for dinero, folks -- you'd find all kinds of local and state agencies with dol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2009

    Could $1 a Day Keep St. Louis Teens From Becoming Pregnant?

    They're doing it in North Carolina. In a program called College Bound Sisters, teenagers (12-18) in Greensboro earn $7 a week to stay in school and not become pregnant. The money is placed into a fund payable to the girl when she enrolls in college. The program is not without its skeptics."It makes ... More >>

  • News

    March 25, 2009

    Vanishing Act, Part 2: Missing since 2003, little Christian Ferguson is almost surely dead. Police think they've fingered the culprit — and there's nothing they can do about it. A Riverfront Times Special Report.

    They're doing it in North Carolina. In a program called College Bound Sisters, teenagers (12-18) in Greensboro earn $7 a week to stay in school and not become pregnant. The money is placed into a fund payable to the girl when she enrolls in college. The program is not without its skeptics."It makes ... More >>

  • News

    March 18, 2009

    Vanishing Act: Six years after the fact, the disappearance of nine-year-old Christian Ferguson remains a mystery. A Riverfront Times Special Report.

    They're doing it in North Carolina. In a program called College Bound Sisters, teenagers (12-18) in Greensboro earn $7 a week to stay in school and not become pregnant. The money is placed into a fund payable to the girl when she enrolls in college. The program is not without its skeptics."It makes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2009

    Press Release of the Day: Ice Can Make You Fall

    In case you never understood the dangers of walking on snow and ice, this just in from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services... The entire press release follows the jump, including the tip: "Keep your eyes on where you are going."

  • News

    November 5, 2008

    STD-Day: The recent HIV scare at Normandy High School has prompted cries for better sex education

    In case you never understood the dangers of walking on snow and ice, this just in from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services... The entire press release follows the jump, including the tip: "Keep your eyes on where you are going."

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2008

    In Wake of Normandy High's HIV Scare, Free Testing Available

    In case you never understood the dangers of walking on snow and ice, this just in from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services... The entire press release follows the jump, including the tip: "Keep your eyes on where you are going."

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2008

    Annual Missouri Fish Advisory

    In case you never understood the dangers of walking on snow and ice, this just in from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services... The entire press release follows the jump, including the tip: "Keep your eyes on where you are going."

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2007

    The Morning Brew: Friday, 10/12

    In case you never understood the dangers of walking on snow and ice, this just in from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services... The entire press release follows the jump, including the tip: "Keep your eyes on where you are going."

  • News

    July 19, 2006

    Bounty by the County

    The state’s winemakers and food producers aren’t exactly key playersin the global economy. A Mizzou professor aims to change all that.

  • News

    March 8, 2006

    Death Cleaners

    Meet the people who scrape up the most godawful messes in Missouri

  • News

    June 29, 2005

    The Great Imitator

    The scourge of syphilis re-emerges, deadlier than before

  • News

    August 21, 2002

    Old West Rest

    Joe Arena's cowboy obsession and the frontier trappings of his assisted-living home

  • News

    July 31, 2002

    Net Profit

    In this age of shrink-wrapped food and health scares, there are still folks who crave the taste of fresh-caught river fish. Jim Beasley casts his nets every day to feed that hunger.

  • News

    July 10, 2002

    Indoor Fireworks

    A Teamster tries to smoke out lawbreakers at Schnucks

  • News

    February 6, 2002

    God's Level Playing Field

    Week of February 6, 2002

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    January 30, 2002

    Yellow Snow

    Week of January 30, 2002

  • News

    January 23, 2002

    Hair-Raising Experience

    Week of January 23, 2002

  • News

    June 6, 2001

    Misplaced Morality

    There's nothing holy about the war on family planning

  • News

    March 7, 2001

    The Right to Answers

    Nobody knows why the babies are dying near Weldon Spring. But the grownups can't help asking whether the site's toxic stew is to blame.

  • News

    August 9, 2000

    Daycare Nightmares

    In response to growing demand, the number of daycare facilities in Missouri is increasing each year. So are the problems.

  • News

    November 3, 1999

    WHEN PRO-LIFE MEANS MORE ABORTIONS

    In response to growing demand, the number of daycare facilities in Missouri is increasing each year. So are the problems.

  • News

    March 31, 1999

    Shooting Back

    As gun makers stockpile money for a PR and marketing battle to convince still more citizens to take up arms, besieged cities such as St. Louis aren't taking it lying down. They're returning fire with lawsuits.

  • News

    February 17, 1999

    Breaking Down the Wall

    A quiet revolution is taking place as religious groups begin ministering to the poor using government money -- and succeeding where government couldn't. But eternal vigilance may be the real price.

  • News

    December 2, 1998

    Fertile Ground

    Planned Parenthood seeks to require Missouri's health-insurance industry to get consistent and provide coverage for birth control

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